Dancing in the Grand Lounge

[Chris]

Found this on You Tube:

Don't recall seeing the Grand Lounge used in that way during a regular voyage from 1994-2008.

[Malcolm]

For the last New Year (and the one before that) they cleared the dance floor of chairs so that it was available for dancing. Ten years, or so, ago the dance floor was cleared regularly (several times a voyage) for dancing and pre 1994 refit there was always dancing before each show

[Rob Lightbody]

So good to see the room being used EXACTLY as originally intended.

You don't NEED amazing sight lines and tiered seating etc. to have a band playing great music to dance to.

[cunardqueen]

I always though it a great shame the Grand Lounge in later years was very much underused and the seats on the dance floor did nothing to help matters, they were only used probaboly at the most in the evenings for the supposed top name shows, and we all know how old some of  the top names were then . Couldnt they have had the floor area clear in the day time and made better use of the room. I seem to remember in my early days granted it was a 2 class ship but the then Double room had the horse racing, bingo (when it was really busy!!) and  agreat many other things going on.

 With hindsight l dont know why Cunard or the onboard staff didnt expand various things such as the dance classes, which were always to short and spread  things a bit more between the Queens Room and Grand Lounge. The art auctions could have been dumped and lm sure nobody would have missed them, Mindyou l must confess l quite often went with new found friends for the glorious free champagne and to take the piss out of the pictures, and just prayed that l never won the free prize draw

In fact did anyone of us actually ever buy a painting from the Art auctions,....

[Chris]

This is also quite something... to think, the last people to sleep in that cabin. The last Cunard meal served in the PG.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16320343@N06/sets/72157606709660596/

Interesting to see a photo of "Kim" who served us in Mauretania during 2008 W/C.

Also - check out the video "Rescue Me" in the Yacht Club

[Rob Lightbody]

This is also quite something... to think, the last people to sleep in that cabin. The last Cunard meal served in the PG.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16320343@N06/sets/72157606709660596/

Interesting to see a photo of "Kim" who served us in Mauretania during 2008 W/C.

Also - check out the video "Rescue Me" in the Yacht Club

Chris - I think that was just their last night, it says its from July!

[Chris]

Oh my... the value of reading before pressing "Post".

Thanks Rob Still... Kim did serve us in the Mauretania

[Bob C.]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16320343@N06/sets/72157606709660596/

Also - check out the video "Rescue Me" in the Yacht Club

Is that song in the FLICKR video QE2 crying out for help because she knows what the future holds? 

It wouldn't surprise me in the light of her Solent grounding making her final approach into Southampton as if were a last act of defiance in the realization of the future...

[Heather]

Does anyone have a picture of the beautiful staircase which was in the Grand Lounge at one time.  Pity they took it away - it was spectacular.
Maybe someone has already posted a picture of this - just joined so I haven't managed to get round everything yet - really enjoying my experience with you all.  Thanks for all the stories and pictures.  Will get round to putting some pictures on soon hopefully   

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Does anyone have a picture of the beautiful staircase which was in the Grand Lounge at one time.  Pity they took it away - it was spectacular.
Maybe someone has already posted a picture of this - just joined so I haven't managed to get round everything yet - really enjoying my experience with you all.  Thanks for all the stories and pictures.  Will get round to putting some pictures on soon hopefully   

Welcome, Heather! Great to see you here, and looking forward to more of your QE2 stories!

The thread you are looking for, on the Grand Lounge in its various incarnations, is here :

https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,643.0.html

[Heather]

Thanks Isabelle.  Should really be cutting the grass but I can't put the laptop down now I have found this forum!   

[Cruise_Princess]

This lounge was used for dancing up until the 1994 refit...it was just great...the entrance was across from the  smaller yacht club  at that time where part of the onboard heritage trail is now...I think it was better used at that time and held fashion shows  here during the afternoons on transatlantics. when the staircase was behind where the stage is now...prior to that the staircase was at the other end of the room but that was a hundred years ago...(showing my age!)he last night in here was unforgettable where crew and passengers danced the night away to The Beatles tribute band we wouldnt let them off the stage...it was ..truly unforgettable..

I trust I put this response in the right space Rob???

[Malcolm]

This lounge was used for dancing up until the 1994 refit...it was just great

I agree - that lounge was meant for more than just the evening's show and to be used as a waiting room It was used for dancing well after the 94 refit though. I don't know when all those chairs were put on the dance floor permanantly but I think it was some time this century.

[Chris]

If I remember correctly, after '94 there was a removable carpet over the dance floor which was removed on occasion for dancing in the Grand Lounge.

[Louis De Sousa]

If I remember correctly, after '94 there was a removable carpet over the dance floor which was removed on occasion for dancing in the Grand Lounge.

That is true,Chris

Louis